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all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to
have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max
Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option,
click the radio button.
Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a
specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet
connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you
attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your
Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise,
enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is
requested.
Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle
Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

4.4.3 MAC Clone

You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page, Figure 4-13:
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your
cable/DSL Modem or Ethernet during installation. Changes are rarely needed here.
WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port, which is used
for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter the correct
MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any
hexadecimal digit).
Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the
router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC
address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field.
Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.
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Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone
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